Reflections/Visions 2006

[Guest guest]

To reflect on the past year, fasting had its biggest impact on me. In 2005,

I fasted from New Moon in June to the next New Moon which fell on the July

4th weekend of that year. The duration was 30 days and during that time I

drunk mainly coconut water and sugarcane juice. I would usually add

something to the sugarcane juice like lime juice and other fresh juices

along with coconut water to dilute the sugarcane juice.

 

Personally, I

really enjoy doing extended fasts with coconut water because my energy stays

high, it flushes my colon/kidneys/liver, and I just feel super fantastic!

The cayenne/lemon/maple syrup water, which some people call the master

cleanse, is no comparison (in my opinion). After about a week or two of

just coconut water, I may also add other juices just for variety's sake,

fresh squeezed OJ is the first option and if I can get sugarcane or raw

apple cider then I do those.

 

I mention this experience because this past

year, I just chose not to fast this past summer for 2006 and I believe my

body had other ideas. Last summer, 2006, we did a detox retreat in Jamaica

for the summer solstice where all the participants did 3 days of fasting

along with 2 days of all raw food before and after the 3 days of fasting.

So I thought that this would be sufficient for me. The first day I got to

Jamaica I ate about a dozen ackee (yum) and the next day I was nauseous,

weak, and vomiting. Anyone that knows about ackee have heard stories about

the possible danger in eating ackee when it is not ripe, basically you can

die from ackee poisoning. So I thought I had ackee poisoning. I fasted

that day on coconut water and felt fine later in the day. Two days later I

ate ackee again for dinner, and yes, was vomiting with diarrhea, weak, and

sick. This happened to be our last meal before everyone on the retreat was

going into the 3 day fast. I felt fine by that afternoon and my strength

returned. The fast went well and of course when we were ready to break the

fast you would think that I was ready to pass on the ackee. NO WAY! I had

ackee for the third time and didn't get sick, thank god. So reflecting on

this and sharing this story, with the fast I did in '05 I felt that my body

wanted/needed to do it again in '06 during the same time of the year. The

ackee could have just been the trigger to force me to fast and allow those

pork chops from childhood :-) to be eliminated from my body.

 

 

I strongly

feel that if I would have done another new moon to new moon fast during that

time that I would not have had those vomiting episodes. So to make up for

that I just recently came off 37 days of coconut water and fresh OJ. There

were a number of things that inspired me to go into the fast but one of the

things I'll mention here is someone told me about Sunshine Houston, who I

would like to meet one day, fasts every year on pure water for 40 days. I

hear that he is in his 70's and looks like he is in his early 40's. So

that, along with other personal issues that I wanted to work out were my

main inspirations. Lastly, I'll say that extended fasting is a beautiful

thing, but I believe only if you have been doing all raw for at least a year

or a few years.

 

Mama Maisha is a wonderful spirit and I am sure she

doesn't mind me sharing her story; she fasted for 30 days, lost 30 lbs.,

broke her fast and has since gained 50 lbs! I asked her what happened and

she said since she broke her fast she had no control of her eating. She

even went back to eating things she didn't eat before her fast. We have to

respect our bodies in this healing transformation in relation to fasting,

raw foods, and extended fasting. I think we have to look at like a 5-10

year process before undertaking a serious fast. When you psyche yourself up

for an extended fast and your body is still comfortable with eating cooked

starches, soy/tofu, etc, these foods will obviously be very appealing when

the fast is over and it will be likely that you will choose those

destructive foods over a green salad.

 

Even for myself, in 2005 when I

fasted and being on all raw foods for 4 years at that time, for the last 2

weeks of the fast I dreamed about eating EVERY NIGHT! I would wake up

relieved to still be on my fast. This past fast that I just ended, I

surprisingly didn't have any dreams even though I fasted longer. This year

(2007) I am looking forward to taking a small step forward with my extended

fast and the key word is 'small step'. I look at our bodies as being

physical beasts constantly looking for pleasure that should and occasionally

needs to be disciplined by the spirit within us. For anyone really looking

to make fasting a part of their lives, I suggest reading Arnold Ehret's

'Rational Fasting' and 'Mucusless Diet Healing System' and/or getting a

coach. Ehret was a master at working with people with fasting and

approached it scientifically. Another book that inspired me was the

''Essene Gospel of Peace''. I hope for everyone a super healthy and

abundant 2007!!!

 

 

 

Guidance, Khepere

[Guest guest]

inspirational words for me, as today I've been fasting (well celery with salt at night) and I'm making juice for tomorrow (kale carrot, apple, celery). It is an ongoing journey process towards enlightenment.

Blessings and thanks Khepere and family for being supportive and loving as we make our path to healing.

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pam